Study on the law of clinical symptoms of traditional Chinese medicine in the epidemiological survey of 2 546 patients with Omicron variants infection
Objective:To analyze the results of epidemiological survey of 2 546 recovered patients infected with the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in Hubei Province,and to explore the pattern of their clinical symptoms.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted online using'Questionnaire Star'to collect 2 546 patients infected with the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus in Hubei Province from December 1,2022 to January 31,2023,and analyze the main Chinese clinical symptoms,pathologic symptoms and symptoms of patients recovering from the new coronavirus infection,by using chi-square analysis,factor analysis and other methods.The correlation between the main Chinese clinical symptoms,location and nature of the disease,and the underlying diseases of the patients and the symptoms during the recovery period were analyzed.Results:The main TCM clinical symptoms included cough,tiredness and fatigue,loss of appetite,sputum(white sputum),afraid of wind and cold,and taste disorder etc..The disease center was mainly in the lung and spleen,and the pathology was mainly a mixture of deficiency and solidity,including qi deficiency and yin deficiency.The incidence of tiredness and fatigue,afraid of wind and cold were significantly higher in hypertensive patients than those in non-hypertensive patients(P<0.01),the incidence of tiredness and fatigue,and taste disorder in hyperlipidemic patients were significantly higher than those in non-hyperlipidemic patients(P<0.05),the incidence of taste disorder in diabetic patients was significantly higher than that in non-diabetic patients(P-<0.01),the incidence of loss of appetite in patients with coronary heart disease was significantly higher than that in patients with coronary heart disease(P<0.05),the incidence of taste disorders in tumor patients was significantly higher than that in non-tumor patients(P<0.05),and the incidence of afraid of wind and cold in patients with chronic lung disease was significantly higher than that in patients without chronic lung disease(P<0.05).Conclusion:The clinical symptoms of Chinese medicine in the recovery period of the current round of the new coronary epidemic in Hubei Province were mostly related to the lung and spleen,with qi deficiency,yin deficiency,and dampness obstruction as the main pathologies.
Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)Rehabilitation periodThe law of TCM symptomsFactor analysisOmicron